“The First American Bill to Ban Superintelligent AI Is Here” by Andrea_Miotti, Connor Leahy

Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act in Congress: the first American bill to propose banning the development of superintelligent AI.

ControlAI has spent years on the question of how to prevent the extinction risk posed by superintelligent AI development. We have briefed over 400 lawmakers across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Germany on the topic in the last two years, and our U.K. bill was introduced in the U.K. Parliament by Alex Sobel MP, the first ever bill introduced in the world to ban superintelligent AI. Here are our ban superintelligent AI U.S. discussion draft and U.K. bill.

We are excited to see the bill from Sen. Sanders and Rep. Casar tackling the problem at its source. The bill pursues the right goal on both counts: banning superintelligent AI development at home, and committing America to lead the effort to prohibit it abroad. Still, we think a narrowly tailored bill can achieve the same goals more effectively.

The Right Focus: Ban Superintelligent AI at Home, Prevent it Abroad

We're glad to see the bill focus on preventing the development of superintelligent AI. While AI is [...]

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(01:18) The Right Focus: Ban Superintelligent AI at Home, Prevent it Abroad

(04:10) There Is a Lighter Touch Approach to Banning Superintelligent AI

(04:38) A Blanket AI Pause Is Not Necessary to Prevent Superintelligent AI

(07:14) Precursors Should Be Monitored and Restricted, Not Banned

(10:28) Conclusion

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First published:
September 23rd, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZprfxCZthEir5WNev/the-first-american-bill-to-ban-superintelligent-ai-is-here

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